According to Bloomberg data, Akamai has the maximum number of acquisition rumors to its credit compared to any other American firm. Akamai has been rumored to have been acquired 21 times by newspapers and electronic media. The company’s share price had surged significantly since the Business Insider report started circulating.

Akamai, which has shed more than 50 percent of its share price in this year alone, is most likely to be an acquisition target for International Business Machines or Verizon Communications.